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Mauritius Finance Bill 2025: Tax & Economic Reforms
Textile Value Chain
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August 20, 2025
CareEdge Africa has released its latest Mauritius Economy Update – August 2025, following the enactment of the Finance Bill 2025 on August 8. This bill translates the measures announced in the June 5 Budget Speech for FY2025–26 into law. The...
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Meets Mauritius President To Discuss The Impact Of Their Programs To Build Innovative Healthcare Capacity And Empower Women In STEM
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, August 20, 2025/APO Group/ -- Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation ( ), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany met HIS EXCELLENCY MR. DHARAMBEER GOKHOOL, The President...
Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam To Visit Kashi For Bilateral Talks With PM Modi On September 11
Free Press Journal
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Lucknow: Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam will arrive in Kashi on September 11 for his first-ever bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders are expected to hold wide-ranging discussions on strengthening...
Mauritius PM Navin Ramgoolam to visit Kashi on Sept 11, to have bilateral talks with Modi
The Statesman (India)
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August 19, 2025
Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam will visit Varanasi on September 11, where he will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time. There will be talks on cooperation in important areas like trade,...
Baltimore shipping channel reopens after cargo ship explosion near Key Bridge site
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
The Fort McHenry Federal Channel in Baltimore reopened Tuesday afternoon after an explosion Monday night aboard a cargo ship near the site of the Key Bridge. Officials with the Port of Baltimore said around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday that the channel was...
Explosion on cargo ship closes Baltimore shipping channel
6 ABC Action News
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August 19, 2025
BALTIMORE -- Investigators on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden with coal as it departed Baltimore's harbor for East Africa. Officials said no one was injured in the blast Monday evening, which...
U.S. — Africa Trade Desk Announces Landmark Cotton Export From North Carolina To Mauritius,...
Textile World
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WASHINGTON — August 19, 2025 — In a powerful demonstration of how U.S. agriculture is helping to reshape global supply chains, the U.S.-Africa Trade Desk (USATD) today announced the successful export of 300 tons of premium-grade cotton from North...
Baltimore shipping channel reopened after explosion on cargo ship near site of 2024 bridge collapse
104.5 WOKV - Florida
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August 19, 2025
BALTIMORE — (AP) — Investigators on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden with coal as it departed Baltimore's harbor for East Africa. Officials said no one was injured in the blast Monday evening,...
Explosion on cargo ship closes Baltimore shipping channel near site of 2024 bridge...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The Port of Baltimore’s main shipping channel was closed Tuesday morning. “The U.S. Coast Guard is the lead agency in the response and will determine when the channel can safely reopen, as well as the timing of vessel arrivals and departures,”...
Baltimore shipping channel reopened after explosion on cargo ship near site of Key Bridge collapse
The Daily Record - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
Investigators on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden with coal as it departed Baltimore‘s harbor for East Africa. Officials said no one was injured in the blast Monday evening, which prompted a...
Explosion on cargo ship closes Baltimore shipping channel near bridge collapse site
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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BALTIMORE -- Investigators on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden with coal as it departed Baltimore's harbor for East Africa. Officials said no one was injured in the blast Monday evening, which...
SADC 45th Summit: Focus on industrialisation, agricultural transformation and inclusive energy transition
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 17, 2025
Good morning from Antananarivo! Today marks a key moment for Southern Africa as SADC Chairman, President Mnangagwa, joins fellow leaders for the regional bloc’s 45th Summit of Heads of State and Government at the Ivato Conference Centre in...
SIX & SIX PRIVATE ISLANDS’ first resort RAH GILI MALDIVES appoints Ram Bhoyroo as General Manager
Hotelier Maldives
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August 21, 2025
SIX & SIX PRIVATE ISLANDS has announced the appointment of Ram as General Manager of RAH GILI MALDIVES, the debut property in its new portfolio of lifestyle-led private islands. Scheduled to open in early 2026, RAH GILI MALDIVES represents a bold...
India Emerging As World's Most Sought-After Consumer Market, Investment Hub: Piyush Goyal
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) India is on course to emerge as the world's most sought-after consumer market and a top investment destination, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.Addressing the second 'Lokmat Global...
Outbound investments grow 67% to $ 41.6 bn in FY25
Financial Express
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India’s outbound investments jumped by 67.74% on year to $ 41.6 billion in the last financial year with companies in technology, pharma, automobile, hospitality and energy leading the charge, according to a report by EY. The number of overseas...
Can MSMEs be a pathway to attain SDGS for Low Income Small States?
The Standard Gambia
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August 21, 2025
- Advertisement - By Almami Fanding Taal Necessity is the mother of invention: a saying which is universally accepted as the leitmotif of all human progress and the bedrock of all civilisations. As human societies evolve so have knowledge of the...
Japan and Kenya Deepen Strategic Partnership in Yokohama
Diplomacy & Beyond Plus
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August 21, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto held a summit meeting on Wednesday morning, August 20, 2025, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across a broad...
Qair secures finance for 5.8MW floating solar project in Seychelles
PV Tech
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August 21, 2025
In May, Seychelles launched the latest version of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) development process, which sets out a path to meet 15% of the country’s domestic electricity demand with renewable power by 2030. Last week, John van...
Spotlight on Africa: A continent of contrasts in energy storage
ESS News
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August 14, 2025
In our ongoing Spotlight series on battery energy storage, we now turn our attention to Africa. While attempting to cover this vast continent in a single article is basically impossible, the emerging story is too important to overlook. Previously,...
ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook 20 August 2025
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 20, 2025
• Steady availability of all grades in the ARA • LSMGO prompt supply normal in Istanbul and off Malta • Seven-day lead time for VLSFO and LSMGO in Luanda Northwest Europe VLSFO, HSFO and LSMGO fuel grades remain easily available in the ARA...